Mastic sealing for building owners and managing agents in Sevenoaks, Kent
Planning work on a mastic joint in Sevenoaks? We assess it, carry out the work and guarantee our workmanship for 12 months.
- Open joints in brickwork or panels
- Occupiers reporting cold air round windows
- Estate-wide sealant that is simply worn out
Mastic sealing for businesses in Sevenoaks
Share the site address and what’s failing, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote or arrange a visit.
Mastic sealing in Sevenoaks
For over 20 years we have resealed joints for owners, agents and landlords. Our applicators are CSCS-carded and we hold public liability insurance. Each building we complete carries a 12-month guarantee on our workmanship. We work on window and door perimeters on blocks, communal entrances and stairwells and balcony and threshold joints, and the usual reasons a site gets in touch are draught complaints from residents or tenants and damp patches beside frames. One point of contact handles commercial sealant work in Sevenoaks from the first photos to the final walk-round, for single jobs and planned programmes alike.
Towns the size of Sevenoaks have a mix of blocks, flats over shops and small commercial buildings looked after by agents and landlords. Window and door perimeters, external joints and communal areas all need their mastic renewed from time to time.
Our workmanship is guaranteed for 12 months, wherever the site is. If a joint we sealed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and put it right.
On site: what to expect
A typical day starts with protection: tape along each joint edge and covers over finishes, stock and equipment close by. The work itself normally takes one or more days per building, depending on the joint lengths and the access, and we clear our waste as we work. Parking and loading for town-centre jobs in Sevenoaks are worth mentioning when you send details. On estates and business parks it’s typically simpler.
- First comes a look at the joints and, for older buildings, the asbestos records.
- The products and programme are set out in a fixed quote.
- Failed mastic is removed completely.
- Joint faces are cleaned, backed and resealed.
- Buildings are completed in turn.
What we need from you
- Tell us your opening times and when work is allowed
- Point out parking and an unloading spot
- Share the asbestos register for older buildings
Quotes
If there’s a specification, drawings or a tender package, send it with your enquiry, and we’ll price against exactly what is specified. Smaller jobs need nothing more than photos and a few notes.
Advice
Surface by surface
Estate-wide resealing programmes
An estate of similar buildings suits a rolling programme. Each block is priced and scheduled in order.
Window and door perimeters on blocks
Perimeter joints on blocks are best done elevation by elevation or block by block. Access is agreed with you before the quote is fixed.
Nearby places to Sevenoaks
What else we do in Sevenoaks
When to call us in Sevenoaks
Frames, panels and masonry expand and contract through the year, and every joint has to stretch and squeeze with them. A joint that was too narrow, too thin or the wrong product can’t cope and fails early.
Site and facilities staff are often the first to spot these:
- The same joint failures repeated across a portfolio
- Communal area joints that look neglected
- Draughts at frames across a block
- Leaks at window and door perimeters
For a school such as Sevenoaks Primary School, perimeter mastic on windows and doors is a holiday job.
Questions to ask before you book
- How they handle RAMS and site documents
- Who will actually carry out the work
- Their pre-qualification and accreditations
- Whether old or failed sealant will be cut out, not overlaid
Aftercare for building managers
Problems stay small when the joints are checked regularly. In particular:
- Share the asbestos register when you send details
- Log resealing dates block by block
- Reduce knocks to communal area joints
- Encourage occupiers to report problems at frames
Keep records of when each building was resealed. That makes future programmes easier to plan and gives you a history.
Mastic fails gradually, then all at once in a wet spell. Acting at the first signs keeps it a straightforward reseal and the complaints that come with it.
What sealant work can’t fix
A few problems need another trade or a different fix, and we say so rather than covering them up:
- Substrate edges that need repairing first
- Water coming in from the roof or rainwater goods
- Frames that are rotten, warped or broken
If you’re not sure, just ring 01277 525 020 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we seal
- Communal entrances and stairwells
- Shopfronts below residential blocks
- Balcony and threshold joints
- Communal kitchens and washrooms
- External wall and movement joints
- Window and door perimeters on blocks
Should maintenance staff do it?
Site maintenance staff can often handle a short internal joint. The usual problems come from preparation: new sealant over old, damp or dusty faces, or the wrong product for the movement.
Putting right a botched joint often costs more than sealing it well at the start, because the whole bead must be removed and the faces cleaned back again. For that reason, many FMs and contractors use a sealant specialist from the outset.
Common questions from Sevenoaks clients
We manage a building near Sevenoaks station. Can you help?
Yes. Blocks of any size are within what we do. Send the address, photographs of the elevations and your access arrangements, and we’ll give a fixed quote.
Can you quote for mastic across several buildings in and around Sevenoaks?
Yes. Portfolio-wide programmes are a regular request. Residents are given notice through you, and the work moves building by building.
Can you take on resealing for a block portfolio?
Yes. Managing agents, property factors in Scotland, housing associations and landlords with block or commercial portfolios are our main clients for this work, and we quote building by building or as a programme.
How do you reach windows on upper floors?
It depends on the building. We agree access with you at quote stage so the fixed quote reflects it.
What guarantee do you give on resealing?
Our workmanship carries a 12-month guarantee and we hold public liability insurance.
Do you work in Sevenoaks?
Yes. We cover Sevenoaks and the rest of Kent, within our coverage of Greater London, South East England and Scotland. For a quote, phone 01277 525 020 or send photos by email.
How long will the new sealant last?
There’s no fixed lifespan: movement, exposure, cleaning, traffic and the product all play a part. Treat them as maintenance items and inspect them regularly.
Mastic sealing around Sevenoaks: how the place shapes the job
At about 19 miles from central London, Sevenoaks is within reach of the capital. Managed blocks of flats are a big part of commuter-belt property, and window and balcony mastic on them tends to age at the same rate. Sevenoaks sits in one of the drier corners of the country, the South East. Outside work still depends on dry joints, while the elevations that take the most sun tend to show hardened mastic first.
If you look after a block within reach of Sevenoaks station, under half a mile to the south-west of Sevenoaks, frame and balcony mastic can be renewed on one programme. Property owners at sites such as Sevenoaks Business Centre (0.8 miles north-east of Sevenoaks) can have mastic renewed between lettings.
Sevenoaks is about 19 miles south-east of London, in Kent. Across the TN13 postcode area, the process is the same: send details, get a fixed quote, we seal, and the work is guaranteed. Sevenoaks is one of 931 places we cover in Kent for mastic joints. There’s a separate page for London, about 19 miles away.
Work on mastic joints is covered throughout TN13, TN14, TN15 and TN8, for business premises of every kind. Streets here include London Road, High Street and Church Road, and sites on any of them can send details for a fixed quote. Access to Sevenoaks is via the A21 and A25, so getting applicators and materials to site is simple. Nearby places we also cover include Riverhead (1 mile west), Kippington (1 mile south), Dunton Green (1 mile north-west), Bessels Green (1 mile west) and Chipstead (2 miles west) for mastic joints. Nearby towns on our patch include Maidstone (15 miles east), Dartford (11 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles south), Gravesend (13 miles north-east), Tonbridge (7 miles south-east) and Northfleet (13 miles north-east). Sevenoaks ranks among the main centres of Kent, with offices, shops, schools and other public and commercial buildings, and we cover them all.
Around Sevenoaks
Around Sevenoaks, our work takes us to commercial buildings near The Rifleman pub, New Beacon School and Knole Academy, among other places. There’s a railway station in Sevenoaks itself: Sevenoaks station. Nearby you will also find Sevenoaks Hospital (0.6 miles north-east) and Kemsing Castle Bank (2.6 miles north-east). Not far away are Dryhill Nature Reserve.